City To Buy Old Building For Office Space

ST. CHARLES — The city will spend $1.65 million to purchase the building at 10 State Ave., near City Hall.

The 15,000-square-foot building will be used for office space beginning in May 1999, according to City Manager Larry Muholland. The Police Department most likely will use the site, he said.

The vote was nearly unanimous, with only Ald. Donald Nippert dissenting.

"It seems to me that the city had the opportunity to purchase this building several times in the past--once for $200,000 or so and then again about eight years ago for around $400,000. To now pay this price for a 90-year-old building just seems ridiculous to me," Nippert said.

Building tenants will be notified they will be required to move within the year. The city expects to close on the purchase about March 1, Muholland said.